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Anthony Burgess: “My great ambition was to be a composer”
Author Anthony Burgess explains his desire to compose to jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
  1. Anthony Burgess: “My great ambition was to be a composer”
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    Anthony Burgess: “My great ambition was to be a composer”
  2. Jacob Banks sings Giving Up
    05:58
    Jacob Banks sings Giving Up
  3. "I too could have taken a life" - author Jason Reynolds on teenage gun violence
    03:33
    "I too could have taken a life" - author Jason Reynolds on teenage gun violence
  4. Being a man
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    Being a man
  5. Beneath the Movement
    04:43
    Beneath the Movement
  6. Performing The Crying Game
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    Performing The Crying Game
  7. Jay's Story
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    Jay's Story
  8. The Riot Act
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    The Riot Act
  9. Did sci-fi film Monsters inspire Donald Trump’s Mexican wall?
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    Did sci-fi film Monsters inspire Donald Trump’s Mexican wall?
  10. We know a better word than happy
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    We know a better word than happy
  11. The Lady in the Van: Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner in conversation
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    The Lady in the Van: Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner in conversation
  12. Jim Carrey performs a one-man version of On Golden Pond
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    Jim Carrey performs a one-man version of On Golden Pond
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